An AMBER ALERT has been issued by the Pennsylvania State Police for 9 year old Skylar Kauffman who is missing in Souderton, PA. Skylar Kauffman was last seen playing with friends at about 5:30 pm Monday around an apartment complex near the Hillside Cemetery at 2nd and Chestnut Streets in Souderton borough in Montgomery County, PA. She is believed to have been abducted from the parking lot.

Skylar Kauffman Missing

Description:

white female

about 4-feet 6-inches tall

71 pounds

brown hair

was last seen wearing a yellow Justin Bieber T-shirt and black pants.

Anyone with information is urged to call Souderton Police at 215-723-6500

Leary said a significant amount of blood and a trail with some of Kauffman’s belongings, including her boots, led police from the apartment building’s basement to the area where her body was found wrapped in a blanket, MyFoxPhilly.com reports.

Leary did not release the name of the male suspect, who lived in the same complex as the victim. The Times-Herald of Norristown reports the 25-year-old man is expected to be arraigned on charges Tuesday afternoon.

The man who allegedly would go on to take her innocence and her life, James Troutman, had invited Skyler and her friend to use his bathroom at Souderton Gardens Apartments, where they all lived, on April 18, according to court documents.

The girls went willingly, but when they saw the pictures, when Troutman offered to show them his “bird,” and when they realized that he had locked the apartment door behind them, they ran away and told their parents, according to court documents.

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7 Responses to “AMBER ALERT Issued for 9 Year Old Skylar Kauffman Missing in Souderton, PA (Update: Found Deceased, James Troutman Arrested)”

Tim on
May 10th, 2011 9:34 am

*updated*
Police found the body of Skylar Kauffman around midnight in a Dumpster near the apartment complex in Souderton Borough where she lived and was last seen earlier in the day.

Investigators had a man in custody in Skylar’s death and Leary said they were awaiting a finding from the county coroner before charging him.

Natasha on
May 10th, 2011 12:11 pm

She has been found dead. She was found discarded in trash at apartment complex. Man that lives in the same complex, is in custody. He was found with blood splatter on his clothes. God bless this baby and her family.